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ERIC Number: EJ840795
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1365-893X
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MSG Instant Messenger: Social Presence and Location for the "'Ad Hoc' Learning Experience"
Little, Alex; Denham, Chris; Eisenstadt, Marc
Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2008
"Elearning2.0" promises to harness the power of three of today's most disruptive technologies: social software, elearning, and Web2.0. Our own work in this disruptive space takes as a starting premise that social networking is critical for learning: finding the right person can be more important than "scouring the web for an answer" particularly when hand-holding or other explanatory services are required. Moreover, it "feels good" to know that others are around! With this in mind, we have taken our older BuddySpace tool, and created a new tool we call MSG, which is simpler, available as Open Source, and integrates cleanly with a number of other services, including Moodle and Google Maps. (Contains 2 tables and 5 figures.)
Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University. Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK. e-mail: jime@open.ac.uk; Web site: http://jime.open.ac.uk
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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